Building wall corner joint



Dec. 15, 1953 E. E. sTYLEs BUILDING WALL CORNER JOINT Filed June 28, 1950 w M w e "4 d INVENTOR.

7o. 78 .50cya 90 78 Patented Dec. 15, 1953 BUILDING-WALL CORNER JOINT EarlnE;l Styled-Gaylord, Mich., assignor.- to. The

Otsego LogwCabin` Company, Gaylord, Mich., a

corporation of. Michigan Application June-28', 17950', Serial No.v 17027 98 12 claims. (01120-4) This invention relates to -a building; constrne.- tion andamore particularlmto theconstruetien of a cabin from members which simi-ilate'logs.

It is an object of this invention tofproduce' a. cabin construction utilizing siding which is fashioned to simulate logs, the construction being designed such that no nailheads are exposed on the exteriorof the main' Walls of'thecabin there"- by Aeliminating the familiar rust streaks on cabins of this type and permitting the easy maintenance of the exterior surface of' the cabin with'y its natural unmarred finish.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective View of a corner'oi a cabin constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2-is a one form of corner construction.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional View of another form of corner construction.

Fig. l is a horizontal sectional viewof a return corner construction.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional vieWat a Window.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional vieWat the union of two panels of an outside-Wall.-

Referring to the drawings and particularly to Fig; 1, there is illustrated-acorner. constructionior a cabin which generally comprisessding membersv Ill, exterior uprightY corner pieces I2 and lll, and interiorl corner-pieces I6 and It.- Siding members Ill and corner pieces I2 and -Ili are milledto provide the exterior surface thereof with a rounded contour which simulates a log. These members, as well as the other superstructure of the cabin, are supported upon a suitable foundation generally indicated at 20.

Members I2 and ifi vare mitered along `one-edge as-at 22 such that, when these members are arranged with the mitered edges abutting, a substantially right angle. corner is formed. The inner faces 2.1i .of these members are substantially flat, and the edges 26 opposite edges 22l are milled perpendicular to the inner faces 2li. The inner upright members IS and IBare generally of the same shape, veach beingprovided with opposite nat faces 28 and 30 and squared vend faces 32 and 34. l width such as to extend from .the interior corner formed by` members l2 and I# outwardly flush with the end face 25 of member I2'. Member IS is dimensioned such'as to Vextend fromthe inner face 28 of member Eli outwardly toapointsubstantially ush with the end face 25 of member ifi. Members I6 and i3 are rabbeted valong the outer` edges thereof as indicated at 35.' The ends of siding members Il;` yare fashioned to provide tenen 33 which interts With the rabbeted portion 35 of members I6 and I8.` Tenons 38 are preferably formed on the inner face of siding membersl to provide a shoulder lll which abuts against the end Vfacesli of jmembers and' I4 to provide a very solid corner construction.

horizontal sectional View throughv Member I6 is dimensionedlinv o 2Y One ymethod of assemblingztheecorner shownA in Fig. 'luis illustrated. in Fig; 2. In this-embodiment thefuprightmembersI2, I 4,1 6 andV I8 are preassembled and shipped-to the site of construc-V tion as a prefabricatedfcorner assembly. The inner.- and `outerA upright :members are secured togetherby nailsllz'. Asis illustrated in Fig; 2, nails 42- may be driven.` through members I2 andIll from the exterior thereof intofmembers I6 and I8. With this form of construction thev heads oftnails 42will'be visible on the exterior: face ofthe corner assembly, but after these upright members are secured together, the entire assembly is submergedin ya vat containing a conventional liquid wood sealing composition which seals the' grain and serves -to preserve the Wood. The rWood sealer co'ats'the. entire corner assembly inoluding'the heads ofnails 42, and the nailheads are therefore effectively protected from the ele ments. When'the corner assembly illustrated in Fig. 2 is employed; the siding members ID'v are arranged with the tenons 38 projecting into the rabbeted portion Sii-on members I6 and I8. Members It are thereafter readily secured to the corner assembly by drivingnails 44 through members I6 and I8 along the outer edges thereof so asto extend throughk tenons 38and into members'I2 and I4, respectively. NailsM are,V oi course. selected such -as'toextend into members l2 and -III butnot'all the way through members I2 and I4. l

In'li'g'.` 3- there-A is illustrated f another corner assembly in which the individual upright members aresecured together at the vsite of construction. In this formof corner construction the siding'members Iare' iirs't assembled at the building'site with members l2 and le with the tenons 38 overlapping they inner faces 24 of members I2 and I4 and l-With theshoulder portion 49 abutting against the end faces 26 of members i2 and i4: Siding members lll'are then secured to members I2an'd I4 by'nails 46 driven through the tenons from the inner'face thereof into membersy I2 kand Ill. After siding members Iii'are vsecured in'thi's manner to the corner pieces i2 and Iflth'e inner' upright members I5 and I8 are 'secured to the outer upright members l2 and I4 by nails48wh'ich' are drivensthrough members Iand IS'frcm the inner faces thereof into members' I2and1 I il. t will be noted that in thisform o1" corner'constructionY no nailheads Whatever. are visible on theexterior of the corner assembly. l

There is also illustrated 'in Fig. 3 the convenient manner in which an inner wall surface such as panels' 5e may be attachedl to the inside of the corner assembly, when it is desired to provide a finish on the'interior of the cabin other than that provided by the siding member lll. It will be observed that theinner faces 28 of members i5 and I3 are spaced inwardly from the inner face 52 of the siding 'membersl Wall panels 5B can be nailed 'to the'inner facesof members 3 i6 and i8 and the space between panels 50 and siding members l can be lled, if desired, with conventional insulating bats 56.

In Fig. 4 I have illustrated the manner in which a return corner may be constructed by utilizing the principle of this invention. In the corner construction illustrated in Fig. 4 the exterior upright members 56 and 58 arc formed similarly to the members i2 and i4 except that the mitcred edge is fashioned such as to provide a return corner when these members are secured together along their mitered edges. rIhe inner upright members G and 62 are rabbeted as at 6G in a manner similar to the rabbeted portions SS of members i6 and i8. In this form of corner the siding members it may be nailed directly to the inner face of members 56 and 5G or, as illustrated, the siding members i0 may be arranged one upon the other in abutting relation with members 56 and thereafter the members G and G2 may be arranged to ovcrlie the inner face of members ES and 53 and the tenons 38 so that the entire assembly may be secured to gether by nails B driven from the inner faces of members Si) and G2 through tenons 38 and into members 5S and 58. It will be readily appreciated, of course, that the form of corner illustrated in Fig. 4 can be constructed as a prefabricated assembly in the same manner as described with the corner construction illustrated in Fig. 2. o

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated the principle of this invention in connection with the outer` wall construction at a Window of the cabin. In the arrangement illustrated the sash is indicated at l0, the window frame at 'l2 and the screen at ill. Frame member I2 may be of conventional design to accommodate sash 'le and screen 74. Adjacent each side of the window there is provided an exterior upright member 'i5 and an interior upright member 'Hi which are spaced apart slightly y means of a spacer strip im. Upright 'i5 is similar to members l?, and ld except that upright is squared along edges 82 at each side thereof. Member 'l is secured to the wim dow frame by nails 8P. driven through frame member 12 and into the edge B2 of member it. The siding member i0 is secured to outer member l5 by nails t6 driven through the tenons 3-8 from the inner side of the members l0 and into the upright le. Spacer strip Sil is secured to upright 'i6 by similar nailing. The inner upright member 78 is secured in place by nails Si? which extend therethrough from the inner face thereof and nails 90 are driven into the edges of member i3 through frame member l2.

In Fig. 6 there is illustrated the manner in i which the principle of this invention can be applied at the union of two panels of an outside wall. In this arrangement an outer upright member 'IS is employed together with an inner upright member S2. The siding members lil are first secured to the upright i5 by nails 94 driven through tenons 38 from the inner face of siding EE) and into member 'l5 and thereafter the inner upright member S2 is secured inV place by nails et driven through upright Q2 from the inner side thereof through tenons 38 and into upright '16.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a cabin construction which is not only economical but which is designed for convenient and rapid assembly and which, at the same time, eliminates the necessity of exposed nailheads on the exterior of the cabin which are very apt to rust and streak or mar the natural appearance of the log siding. The only nailheads on the main Walls of the cabin which are visible from the exterior are those nails which in one form of the invention are driven prior to subjecting the prefabricated assembly to the vat-sealing treatment. In that form of the invention (Fig. 2), these nailheads are, however, effectively protected against the Weather. In the other form of the constructions illustrated, the nailing is done entirely from the inner faces of the upright members and no nailheads whatever are exposed.

The particular composition employed for sealing the wood by the vat sealing process prior to assembly at the side of construction forms no part of the present invention. Any conventional composition used for this purpose may be employed. Typical compositions of a suitable material are as follows:

Composition A Although the siding members i0 and the upright members, which are provided with a somewhat rounded contour, may be milled from planking to provide them with an exterior surface which simulates a log, it will be appreciated that these members may, if desired, be milled directly from half logs to provide an authentic rustic appearance. These members are referred to herein broadly7 as siding and upright members which terms are intended to include members milled from planking or directly from logs.

I claim:

1. In a building of wood construction, means for connecting two angularly related side Walls of the building comprising inner and outer upright members secured together to form an upright corner assembly having two vertical angularly related end faces, two angularly related outer faces, and two angularly related inner faces, one of said members being rabbeted along the vertical end faces thereof, said rabbeted portion cooperating with the adjacent face of the other member to provide vertical grooves in said vertical end faces of said corner assembly, said grooves being disposed between the abutting faces of said inner and outer members a plurality of solid, horizontal members positioned edgewise one above the other and forming exterior siding for the building, said siding members having their ends projecting into and substantially lling said vertically extending grooves, said grooves each being suciently deep and said inner faces being sufficiently wide relative to the thickness of said corner assembly to provide ample clearance for driving fastening members into said ends of said siding members and said outer members from the inner faces of said inner upright members, and headed drive fastening members for securing said siding to said corner assembly, said fastening members being driven outwardly from the inner face of the siding members into the ends of said siding members within said grooves and into at least one of said inner and outer members, said fastening members being of a length such as to terminate at the leading end thereof at a point spaced inwardly of the outer face of said outer upright members.

2. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein the ends of said siding members are fashioned as tenons fitting within said grooves, said tenons providing a shoulder portion adjacent the ends of said siding members, said shoulder portion abutting against the vertical end face of said corner assembly.

3. The combination set forth in claim 2 wherein said shoulder portion abuts against the vertical end face of said outer upright member.

4. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said headed fastening members comprise nails.

5. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein the inner face of said inner member is provided with a substantially flat surface portion which is spaced inwardly of the inner face of said siding members.

6. In a building of wood construction, means forming an upright member the outer face of which forms a portion of the exterior surface of the building, said upright member having a vertical groove extending along a vertical end face thereof, said groove being disposed intermediate the inner and outer faces of said upright member, a plurality of solid horizontal members positioned one above the other and forming the exterior siding of the building, said horizontal members having their ends fashioned into tenons disposed within said groove, the inner face of said upright member and said tenons being sufliciently wide to provide ample clearance for nailing through said tenons from the inner face of said upright member, and means for securing said siding members to said upright member comprising nails driven into said upright member from the inner face thereof and extending into said tenons, said nails being shorter than the thickness of said upright member so that their ends do not penetrate through the outer face of said upright member.

7. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein the inner face of said inner upright member is disposed inwardly of the inner face of said siding member', and including means forming an interior wall surface secured to the inner face of said upright member in spaced relation to the inner face of said siding members.

8. In a building of wood construction, means for connecting two angularly related side walls of the building comprising inner and outer upright members secured together to form an upright corner assembly having two vertically extending, angularly related end faces, two angularly related outer faces, and two angularly related inner faoes, at least one of said members being rabbeted along the vertical end faces thereof, said rabbeted portion cooperating with the adjacent face of the other member to provide vertically extending grooves in said vertical end faces of said corner assembly, a plurality of horizontally extending siding members positioned edgewise one above the other and forming the exterior siding for the building, said siding members being defined on the one side by a continuous inner face and on the other side by a continuous outer face, said siding members having their ends projecting into and substantially lling said vertically extending grooves, said grooves having a depth less than the width of the angularly related inner faces of said corner assembly and said angularly related inner faces of said corner assembly each having a width of sufficient dimension to provide ample clearance for driving fastening members through said inner upright member and into said outer upright member in a direction outwardly from said angularly related inner faces and substantially perpendicular to said angularly related inner faces, and headed drive fastening means for securing said siding members to said corner assembly, said fastening members being driven in a direction outwardly of said corner assembly through the portions of said siding members disposed within said grooves and into said outer upright member, said fastening members being of a length such as to terminate at the leading end thereof at a point spaced inwardly of the outer face of said upright members.

9. The combination set forth in claim 8 wherein said grooves are dimensioned greater in depth than Vthe width thereof.

10. The combination set forth in claim 9 wherein the ends of said siding members are fashioned as tenons fitting into said grooves, said tenons providing a shoulder adjacent the ends of said siding members which, when the tenons are disposed Within said grooves, abut against the end face of at least one of said inner and outer upright members.

l1. A cabin construction including a corner assembly comprising inner and outer upright members secured together to form an upright corner post, said corner post having two vertically extending, angularly related inner faces and two vertically extending, angularly related end faces, at least one of said inner and outer members being rabbeted along the Vertical end faces thereof, said rabbeted portion cooperating with the adjacent face of the other member to provide vertical grooves in said vertical end faces of said corner post, a plurality of planking members extending horizontally and positioned edgewise one above the other, the ends of said planking members projecting into and substantially filling said vertically extending grooves, said planking members forming the exterior surface of said cabin, said angularly related inner faces being sufficiently wide to provide ample clearance for driving nails in a direction outwardly from said inner faces through said inner upright member and into said outer upright member, and means for securing said inner upright member, said outer upright member, and said planking members together comprising nails driven in a direction outwardly through the end portions of said planking members and through said inner upright member, said nails terminating at their leading ends inwardly of the outer faces of sai-d outer upright member.

12. The combination set forth in claim 11 wherein the ends of said planking members are fashioned as tenons.

EARL E. STYLES.

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